Gazing at a Waterfall
The scholar in this fan painting, apparently lost in the pleasures of watching a waterfall in the comfort of a thatched pavilion built expressly for this purpose, must represent the dream of every Chinese scholar-artist. A superb calligrapher, Tang Yin is able to impart extraordinary expressiveness to his rock and tree forms, which are done in the Southern Song ink-wash idiom, normally considered the style of the "professional" painters of his time.
Artwork Details
- Title: Gazing at a Waterfall
- Artist: Tang Yin (Chinese, 1470–1524)
- Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Culture: China
- Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold-flecked paper
- Dimensions: 20 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (52.7 x 24.8 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1982
- Object Number: 1982.7.2
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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